Spermolepis inermis

Spermolepis inermis, the Red River scaleseed or spreading scaleseed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae.^[2] It is native to the central and southeastern United States, and eastern Mexico.^[1] An annual reaching 3 ft (1 m), it is found in grasslands.^[3]

Spermolepis inermis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Spermolepis
Species:	S. inermis
Binomial name
Spermolepis inermis (Nutt. ex DC.) Mathias & Constance
Synonyms[1]
Apiastrum patens (Nutt. ex DC.) J.M.Coult. & Rose Apium patens (Nutt. ex DC.) S.Watson Leptocaulis inermis Nutt. ex DC. Leptocaulis patens Nutt. ex DC. Spermolepis patens (Nutt. ex DC.) B.L.Rob. Spermolepis patens var. inermis (Nutt. ex DC.) Mathias